| parrot |
any of numerous tropical birds that have brightly colored plumage, a heavy short hooked bill, and often the ability to imitate speech. [3 definitions] |
| parsley |
any of several garden herbs, usu. having finely divided crinkled leaves, used to season or decorate food. |
| parsnip |
a carrotlike plant that bears yellow flowers and has a large, whitish, edible root. [2 definitions] |
| parson |
a clergyman, esp. in a Protestant church; minister. |
| part |
a separate portion or segment of a whole. [18 definitions] |
| part company |
to terminate a friendship or association. |
| partial |
not complete. [4 definitions] |
| partially |
partly; not completely. |
| participant |
a person who participates or takes part. [2 definitions] |
| participate |
to take part; share (usu. fol. by "in"). |
| participation |
the act or an instance of participating. [2 definitions] |
| participle |
in grammar, a verb form that combines with certain auxiliary verbs ("be" or "have") to give a verb in a sentence a particular aspect, either "perfect" or "progressive," or voice, either "active" or "passive." Participles can also serve the function of adjectives. |
| particle |
a minute quantity or piece; speck; trace. [2 definitions] |
| particular |
of or pertaining to a single person, thing, or event and only to that single person, thing, or event. [7 definitions] |
| particularly |
in or to an unusual or particular degree. [3 definitions] |
| partition |
the division of something, such as a territory, enclosure, or concept, into parts. [6 definitions] |
| partly |
in some degree or measure; in part. |
| partner |
a person associated with another in a common activity; associate. [6 definitions] |
| partnership |
in law, the joint ownership of a business. [2 definitions] |
| part of speech |
in grammar, one of the major categories by which words have traditionally been grouped, primarily according to their function, such as adjective, adverb, conjunction, interjection, noun, preposition, pronoun, and verb, in English. |
| partridge |
any of various stout-bodied game birds, including the grouse and bobwhite, usu. having brownish or grayish plumage. |